Alurnus orbignyi Guérin-Méneville, 1840

Rendón-Ramírez, Alejandra, Vergara-Navarro, Erika Valentina & Quiroz-Gamboa, John Alveiro, 2024, The genus Alurnus Fabricius, 1775 (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Alurnini) in Colombia with four new species records and an updated checklist in the country, Zootaxa 5551 (1), pp. 116-130 : 124-125

* Alurnus orbignyi Guérin-Méneville, 1840

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Alurnus iheringi Weise, 1910

Alurnus iheringi var. A Weise, 1910

Alurnus orbignyi balyi Jacobson, 1899

Alurnus saundersii Baly, 1858

Diagnosis. Antennal scape subglobose, longer than pedicel. Vertex of head densely punctate; irregularly sculptured and rugose; with medial sulcus. Front and clypeus punctate; clypeus with a pale seta in each puncture. Elytra pale yellow; each elytron with a small black central spot, with black border along apical margin ( Staines 2013).

Material examined. COLOMBIA: Meta, La Macarena, Vereda Monserrate, Parque Nacional Natural Sierra de La Macarena, 4.ii.1989. Coll. Fernando Fernández, (1ex.) [IAvH-E].

Measurements: 35mm

Plant associations. None found.Literature review suggests association with the subfamily Aroideae ( Arecaceae ) ( Staines, 2013).

Distribution. Alurnus orbignyi is a new record from Colombia. Previously recorded from Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil ( Staines 2015).

Figures

FIGURES 11–15. Dorsal view Alurnus species from Colombia. 11. Alurnus lansbergei Sallé, 1849 (Photo taken of Staines, 2013). 12. Alurnus orbignyi Guérin-Méneville, 1840. 13. Alurnus ornatus Baly, 1869 (Photo taken of Staines, 2013). 14. Alurnus salvini Baly 1885 (Photo taken of Staines, 2013). 15. Alurnus undatus Brême, 1844. Scale bars: 10 mm.